Ambulatory Registered Nurse (RN) - Diabetes Educator

Diabetes Educator

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Work Shift: Days/Afternoons (United States of America)

Job Summary

To provide high quality healthcare through the provision of diabetes self-management training in a variety of settings to meet the needs of patients, their families and other healthcare professionals. To create and coordinate a multi-disciplinary lifestyle modification program to help participants lower their risk of heart and vascular disease through healthy exercise and eating patterns.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required; master's degree preferred. Completion of an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) approved internship program.

Licensure/Certification

• Must be a Licensed Registered Dietitian, a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and Certified as a Diabetes Educator by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators (NCBDE).
• Recent graduates will be considered but must be Registered and Licensed

Knowledge/Skills

• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of and experience in diabetes prevention, prediabetes, and diabetes management.
• Educates, supports, and advocates for people affected by diabetes, addressing the stages of diabetes throughout the lifespan.
• Promotes self-management to achieve individualized behavioral and treatment goals that reduce risks and optimize health outcomes.
• Ability to provide education and/or consultation for patients, family, and other healthcare professionals. Ability to communicate with the healthcare team information that impacts patient care.
• Conducts diabetes self-management education according to best practices in both individual and group setting.
• Coordinates care, collects diabetes data, and serves as a diabetes resource to healthcare team.
• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions and procedures and to communicate clearly.
• Responsible for professional growth and development, functions as a clinical resource for the interdisciplinary care team, utilizes evidence-based practice to guide the provision of care. Mentoring/precepting dietetic interns as assigned.
• Participates in health fairs and other community activities that promote health, wellness, and CareAlliance Health Services.
• Serves as a resource for compliance with modified diets through direct and indirect interaction with the diet office.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and teaches diabetes self-management education skills including blood glucose monitoring, insulin action timing and administration, medication education, symptoms and treatment of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, exercise guidelines, stress management techniques, post-partum follow up guidelines, insulin pump therapy, Continuous Glucose Sensor, reduction of risks, and survival skills.
• Responsible for data collection utilizing appropriate documentation tools.
• Participates in ADA accreditation activities.
• Assesses, documents, and helps coordinate plan of care for appropriate measures including: HbA1c/ glucose screening tests, dilated retinal eye exams, nephropathy screening, EKG, foot exams, and patient goal setting. Participates in program development as well as marketing.
• Responsible for making outreach visits to physician offices to promote and grow diabetes related services.
• Serves as the nutrition and diabetes resource for the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides education and develops resources as needed.
• Communicates patient information to referring providers and appropriate staff in a timely manner.
• Promotes wellness to patients, families, team members and the community by participating in health fairs, speaking engagements and other community events.
• Performs other job duties and responsibilities as required.

Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer.

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.